Aurigny ATR at LGW
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Thanks!
Well, sorry to dampen all the (lovely) jokes about the wasps ... Cause of the evacuation was smoke in the cockpit.
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Servus, Simon
Well, sorry to dampen all the (lovely) jokes about the wasps ... Cause of the evacuation was smoke in the cockpit.
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Well, sorry to dampen all the (lovely) jokes about the wasps ... Cause of the evacuation was smoke in the cockpit.
OK, got coat...........
Bring back the Dak!
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Use of smoke is a well-known method of calming bees. So, evacuate the passengers, introduce the smoke into the aircraft, and a very well sorted end result. My, their training's comprehensive, never covered that in my day!
Congratulations, Captain!
Congratulations, Captain!
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This is a little spooky. I helped a friend in Guernsey to smoke out a swarm of bees from his house chimney yesterday morning,(12th) then came back to Gatwick on GR604. Anyone know what reg. the ATR was?
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Polly Nation? She's a bit of a honey, but slightly waspish, if I remember rightly.
At least the ATR was on the ground, if not it might have had to return and buzz the airport.
At least the ATR was on the ground, if not it might have had to return and buzz the airport.
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It would seem that the smoke was nothing more than a drop of oil getting into the bleed system on start up. There where no insects involved as far as I know. G-BWDA got the pax home.
G-BXTN was flying the LGWs AM today.
G-BWDB is in Aurigny's A-N hangar at GSY having major overhaul
ATR 42 G-CDFF doing charter work.
other ATR42 G-SSEA also in for refit.
So got caught short this time. Usually there would be a standby plane and crew for such things as this.
G-BXTN was flying the LGWs AM today.
G-BWDB is in Aurigny's A-N hangar at GSY having major overhaul
ATR 42 G-CDFF doing charter work.
other ATR42 G-SSEA also in for refit.
So got caught short this time. Usually there would be a standby plane and crew for such things as this.
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Looks like similar (same?) thing happened yesterday morning to GR600 - engines run up, then cut - shortly followed by plane being approached by 3 fire engines (I know, I was watching from roadside as it was so darn foggy wanted to make sure other half got off rock- they did, after over 5 hour wait). Heard radio traffic about pilot reporting smell of smoke in cockpit. Passengers disembarked, those with onward connections transferred to Flybe, rest waited until aircraft fixed.......when do the new ones arrive?